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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: DJW on March 17, 2023, 09:28:51 pm

Title: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: DJW on March 17, 2023, 09:28:51 pm
Customer of mine went for a walk a couple of days ago and tripped over an electric cable (black) trailed across the pavement to an electric car. Resulting in both wrists broken and face smashed, hell of a mess.
We should obviously have public liability in place to cover us (plus bright hose and warning signs).

Do you reckon she could claim on the persons house insurance?
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: Smudger on March 17, 2023, 11:44:06 pm
absolutely

might even be a claim again the car insurer ?

Darran
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: SB Cleaning on March 18, 2023, 07:20:07 am
Where theres blame  theres a claim.
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: AuRavelling79 on March 18, 2023, 07:53:59 am
Customer of mine went for a walk a couple of days ago and tripped over an electric cable (black) trailed across the pavement to an electric car. Resulting in both wrists broken and face smashed, hell of a mess.
We should obviously have public liability in place to cover us (plus bright hose and warning signs).

Do you reckon she could claim on the persons house insurance?

Very relevant to window cleaning as we all run hoses.

Use a warning cone or three!
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: simon w on March 18, 2023, 10:08:35 am
Biggest lesson she's learnt is pay attention when your out for a walk for your own safety. She wasn't staring at a mobile phoe when it happend or sending an email while walking was she?
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: tlwcs on March 18, 2023, 05:48:28 pm
100 quid says she was on her phone
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: p1w1 on March 18, 2023, 06:03:56 pm
Customer of mine went for a walk a couple of days ago and tripped over an electric cable (black) trailed across the pavement to an electric car. Resulting in both wrists broken and face smashed, hell of a mess.
We should obviously have public liability in place to cover us (plus bright hose and warning signs).

Do you reckon she could claim on the persons house insurance?

Very relevant to window cleaning as we all run hoses.

Use a warning cone or three!
Yep, and then when they trip over the cones there will be a claim  ;D
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: Stoots on March 18, 2023, 06:12:41 pm
What can you do just have public liability in place, never used a warning cone dont have time for that!
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: AuRavelling79 on March 18, 2023, 10:00:15 pm
What can you do just have public liability in place, never used a warning cone dont have time for that!

I don't mind spending an extra ten seconds to put a cone out and retrieve it when necessary.

Especially when on commercial sites and high traffic areas.
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: Splash & dash on March 19, 2023, 08:37:10 am
What can you do just have public liability in place, never used a warning cone dont have time for that!


That’s the whole point of H&S time must be taken to do a risk assessment and then implement the action that needs to be taken , you don’t have to write it down unless you employ more than 5 I think it is , but not doing a risk assessment will bite you on the bum if so gives wrong and not using cones well that’s irresponsible , if you do commercial work they should be asking you for RAMS  , think you have just started employing someone?. Do you not expect them to work in a safe manner ? Lead by example it takes seconds to put out a handful of cones then you have shown that you are at least trying to avoid accidents
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: Ggh on March 21, 2023, 11:19:50 am
 A few years ago we did 3000 houses for a client. They weren’t happy with hoses, had to do them all with backpacks!
 :D
Title: Re: Not quite windowcleaning related.
Post by: DJW on March 21, 2023, 12:35:05 pm
Wish I had clients. I’ve only got customers so far.